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About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Business Accountability Specialist in Financial Crimes Operations as part of Enterprise Functions. Learn more about our career areas and lines of business at wellsfargojobs.com (https://www.wellsfargojobs.com/career-areas/) .

The Transactional Risk & Intelligence Group (TRIG) is a centralized function within Financial Crimes Operations that delivers actionable transactional analysis and intelligence reporting. TRIG is seeking a Lead Business Accountability Specialist (LBAS) to support in reviewing and executing transaction-based portfolio reviews on Customized Due Diligence (CuDD) higher risk customers and account types. The LBAS is a critical role within TRIG, responsible for helping ensure consistency, timeliness, and quality risk identification.

In this role, you will:

+ Serve as financial crimes/anti-money laundering expert for the team by reviewing customer transactional activity and due diligence files to decide if a recommendation (e.g., profile refresh, increase risk rating, customer exit) is warranted. This includes supervising multiple workflows and leading exploratory projects

+ Mentor, coach, and lead new employees through the research and transactional data analysis by ensuring the procedures and controls are effectively executed

+ Perform TRIG delegate secondary reviewer and approver duties. This includes reviewing the strategy, final report, and recommendations, prior to the publication of each review. It also includes reviewing customer dispositions and evaluating whether there are risks identified that require further action/recommendation

+ Collaborate, consult, and/or escalate material observations and escalations to management and maintain connectivity with peer LBAS across TRIG to ensure connectivity and identification of emerging financial crimes risks, trends, or typologies

+ Lead discussions with data partners, senior managers, and cross-functional business partners to ensure strategies developed include appropriate risk attributes

+ Act as a point of contact to the business, FCO and FCRM, when escalations require further discussions. This includes leading exploratory transactional reviews to scope target populations, managing and coordinating partner feedback and reviewing risk presentations that require visibility from senior management and governance

+ Review new or existing controls, procedures, or process modifications that impact the execution of the reviews

Required Qualifications:

+ 5+ years of risk management, business controls, quality assurance, business operations, compliance, or process experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Desired Qualifications:

+ Expert understanding of financial crimes and financial crimes risks

+ Experience managing workflows, providing live direction, coaching and training on process/procedures

+ Advanced MS Excel with the ability to manage extremely large and complex sets of transactional data

+ Knowledge of transactional products (wires, ACH, check, cash vault, etc.)

+ Strong understanding of Wells Fargo AML policy/procedures, higher risk customers, and complex business models

+ Experience with higher risk customers such as financial institutions, funds, professional service providers, and account types such as Interest on Lawyers' Trust Accounts (IOLTA)

+ Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills

+ Strong ability to develop partnerships and collaborate across business units (e.g., Consumer, Small & Business Banking, Commercial Banking, Consumer Lending, Corporate & Investment Banking, Wealth & Investment Management)

+ Intermediate PowerPoint experience with the ability to present to senior management

+ Bachelor’s degree in business, Finance, Accounting, Economics, National Security & Intelligence Studies or other relevant fields

+ Industry certifications (e.g. CAMS certified and/or Wells Fargo AML/Sanctions Credential Program, etc.)

Job Expectations:

+ This position offers a hybrid work schedule

+ This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship

Position Location:

1525 W WT Harris Blvd., CHARLOTTE, NC 28262

Posting End Date:

5 May 2025

_*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants._

We Value Equal Opportunity

Wells Fargo is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Employees support our focus on building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture which firmly establishes those disciplines as critical to the success of our customers and company. They are accountable for execution of all applicable risk programs (Credit, Market, Financial Crimes, Operational, Regulatory Compliance), which includes effectively following and adhering to applicable Wells Fargo policies and procedures, appropriately fulfilling risk and compliance obligations, timely and effective escalation and remediation of issues, and making sound risk decisions. There is emphasis on proactive monitoring, governance, risk identification and escalation, as well as making sound risk decisions commensurate with the business unit’s risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.

Candidates applying to job openings posted in Canada: Applications for employment are encouraged from all qualified candidates, including women, persons with disabilities, aboriginal peoples and visible minorities. Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process.

Applicants with Disabilities

To request a medical accommodation during the application or interview process, visit Disability Inclusion at Wells Fargo (https://www.wellsfargojobs.com/en/diversity/disability-inclusion/) .

Drug and Alcohol Policy

Wells Fargo maintains a drug free workplace. Please see our Drug and Alcohol Policy (https://www.wellsfargojobs.com/en/wells-fargo-drug-and-alcohol-policy) to learn more.

Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:

a. Third-Party recordings are prohibited unless authorized by Wells Fargo.

b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.

**Req Number:** R-451218